Santa Clara, NM 88026 is a small rural community located in the south of Dona Ana county. This rural town is governed by local elected officials who work to ensure their constituents are represented and that decisions are made in an open and transparent manner. The mayor is currently Justin Martinez, and the other local council members are Emilia Lara, Manny Gutierrez, Robert Longoria, William Chavez, and Lillie Marquez. They oversee the day-to-day operations of Santa Clara and strive to be fiscally responsible while also advocating for the needs of its citizens. Additionally, these officials often conduct outreach programs with local organizations to engage their constituents and ensure they have access to resources like healthcare, education, job training opportunities, and other public services. These elected officials are dedicated to ensuring Santa Clara remains a safe and prosperous community for all its residents.
The political climate in Zip 88026 (Santa Clara, NM) is leaning liberal.
Grant County, NM is leaning liberal. In Grant County, NM 52.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained moderately Democratic, 52.6% to 45.4%.
Grant county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 88026 (Santa Clara, NM) is leaning liberal.
Santa Clara, New Mexico is leaning liberal.
Grant County, New Mexico is leaning liberal.
Silver City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
New Mexico is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Santa Clara, New Mexico: d d D D d d
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 88026 (Santa Clara)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $932 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)